Shoe and process of making the same



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c. E. MQHUGH ET AL SHOE AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Oct. 29,1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 26 1926.

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c. E. MCHUGH ET AL SHOE AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Oct. 29,1925 s Sheets-Sheet 5 N N M *Q Q N QQ film/03d 67011720 like/7419iPatented Oct. 26, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE E. MOHUGH AND JOSEPH A. KOMODOWSKI, OF MANKATO, MINNESOTA.

SHOE AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME.

Application filed October 2a, 1925. Serial No. 65,607.

Our invention relates to an improved shoe and process of making thesame. The in vention is directed particularly to an 1mprovement of theheel structure of the heel portion of the shoe, whereby, without the useof nails, the shoe heels are very securely anchored to the shoes, andeven very high heels, such as French heels, used on ladies shoes will besecurely held and prevented from turning over or becoming loose. Thesalient feature of the invention is found in the use of an anchoringplate that is securely incorporated in the heel structure of the shoe,in a novel way, and is provided with rivets extended into or through theouter sole and preferably deep into the heel,

thereby reinforcing the heel and ri idly securing the same to theanchoring p ate and through the anchoring plate to the shoes.

This invention will be made clear from the description of theaccompanying drawings, wherein like characters indicate like partsthroughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective showing the first step in theprocess of carrying out our invention;

Fi 2 is a fragmentary perspective showing t e second step of theprocess;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective illustrating a minor feature of thesecond step of the process- Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspectiveillustrating the third step of the process;

Fig. 4 is a plan view with some parts broken away, illustrating thefifth step of the process; FFig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 6is a longitudinal section of the shoe, some parts being broken away butillustrating the completed heel or rear portion of the shoe; and

Fi 7 is a plan view illustrating a modified orm of the anchoring plate.

Of the parts of the shoe, the numeral 9 indicates the shoe lining, 10the inner sole, 15 the shoe counter, 16 the shoe upper, 20 the outersole, and 21 the leather heel-forming layers, said heel, as shown, beingprovided with a ground-engaging supplemental section 22. Preferablyandas customary, the lining 9, counter 15 and shoe upper 16 will bestitched together at their heel-engaging edges.

The numeral 11 indicates an anchoring plate preferably of thin sheetmetal provided with a tongue or extended portion 12. In the form ofanchor plate best shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the said member is providedwith large'marginal thread or needle passages 13, but in the modifiedform shown in Fig. 7, said anchoring plate is made of slightly smallermarginal dimension and the said marginal passages are omitted. Theseanchoring plates, while preferably made of metal, may be made of anythin and quite stiff material, such as vulcanized wood fibre: or thelike. i

The first step in the process of assembling the above described parts ofthe shoe consists in placing the anchoring plate 11 on top of theinverted inner sole 10 with its, rivets 14 projecting upward and withits tongue 12 extending over the instep portion of the sole, as shown inFig. 1.

The second step consists in placing the edges of the three shoe elements9, 15 and 16 over the thread or needle passages 13, as shown in Fig. 2,and then lacing the said edges together by basting threads 17 as shownin Fig. 2.

The third step of the process consists in applying the outer sole 20against the inner sole and inturned flaps of the elements 9, 15 and 16,and in passing the rivets 14 through perforations provided therefor inthe said outer sole, as shown in Fig. 3.

The fourth step of the process consists in applying the stitches 18through the outer sole, inner sole, inturned flaps of the elements 9, 15and. 16 and through the needle passages 13 of the-anchoring plate 12. Ifthe anchoring plate shown in Fig. 7 be used, then the stitches 13 willbe passed, not actually through but very close to the edge of saidanchoring plate, but in either event, the anchoring plate will be veryfirmly clamped and secured between the two soles of the shoe and itsrivets will project through the outer sole for engagement with the shoeheel. In Fig. 5,- the inner sole 10 is provided with a skive-formingflap 19 that may be turned up for stitching and then pressed down andsecured by cement. However, this feature of employing the skive and fiatis not absolutely necessary. I

The fifth step in the process consists in applying theheel-formingsections, as shown in Fig. 6, with the rivets 14 extended through moreor less of the said heel sections. Said heel sections will, of course,be formed with Ill perforations of a size to permit the rivets 14 to bequite freely passed therethrough. The rubber section 22 in the heelshown will be applied after the rivets have been passed through the heelsections 21 and upset or expanded at their ends.

The form of anchoring plate shown in Fig. 7 is best adapted for use inmachine work, because of the difficulty of making the machine needleregister with the needle passages of the plate shown in the other views.

As is evident the heel applied as above described will be very securelyanchored and will be caused to keep its form and the necessity for nailsis eliminated. The bond between the heel proper and the outer sole isvery securely made by the rivets 14, and as the anchoring plate 11 or11?, as the case may be, is in itself very see curely anchored to theinner sole. by the stitches 18, the entire heel will be very firmlyanchored in the shoe structure. Even high heels, such as French heels,and some of which are made of wood, will be reinforced and securelyanchored both to the inner and outer soles, so that there is no dangerof the same being broken off or tilted outof position.

The resilient tongue of the anchoring plate reinforces the shoe sole atthe instep and it will be understood that the force that bends thistongue portion in walking will be transmitted through the anchoringplate to the rivets and, hence, to the heel.

. Of course, it will be understood that the preferred form of inventionherein de- Q fourth in'stitching said assembled elements together alongthe edge of said anchorin plate, and fifth in securing the heel to saidouter sole and to said anchoring plate.

2. The process of making shoes which consists first in applying to theinner sole heel an anchoring plate having projecting rivets outturnedtherefrom, second in overlapping by inturned edges of the elements ofthe shoe upper the edge of said anchoring plate, third in applying theouter sole to the inner sole and to the inturned edges of said shoeupper with the rivets passed through perforations in said outer sole,fourth in stitching said assembled elements together along the edge ofsaid anchoring plate, and fifth in securing the heel to the outer solewith the rivets extended into the same.

In testimony whereof we afilx our signatures.

CLARENCE E. MOHUGH. JOSEPH A. KOMODOWFSKI.

